An exciting tribute to the classic swing music band era with a tasty assortment of blues and rock mixed in.

Satchmo’s Ghost

Upcoming shows-


Saturday, August 31

WiseGirl Ristorante

Pleasant Hill

 7pm-10pm

reservations recommended


Friday, September 13

Riggers Loft Winery

Point Richmond  6pm-9pm


Friday, November 8

Riggers Loft Winery

Point Richmond  6pm-9pm

The band is (from left to right):

Per-Olof Persson- keyboards

Ron Ottobre- guitar and vocals

Michael Gay- drums

Rod Mills- vocals

Caleb Newberry- bass

Alan Mac- vocals and guitar

Inspired by the “ghost” of Louis Armstrong and his passion for swing music as well as the blues, we joined forces to create a band called Satchmo’s Ghost. We love music that swings, songs that have a punch to them, and are easy to dance to, and we also feel quite at home doing a blues tune or two.


Our sets always feature swing tunes like:


Minnie The Moocher- Cab Calloway

Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby- Louis Jordan

After You’ve Gone- Louis Armstrong

You & Me & The Bottle Makes 3- Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Zoot Suit Riot- Cherry Poppin’ Daddies

I Wanna Be Like You- Louis Prima

Jump Jive And Wail- Louis Prima

I Hear You Talkin’- Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys

Don’t You Just Know It- Huey “Piano” Smith

Grits & Groceries- Little Milton

Exactly Like You- Louis Armstrong